(HBO) - Given complicated developments of COVID-19 across the country, the Hoa Binh People's Committee has directed relevant sectors to strengthen the monitoring of supply and demand and commodity prices in order to keep market prices stable, especially the prices of essential goods, serving people's needs and preventing unreasonable price hikes.
Commercial centers and supermarkets have always ensured the supply of goods to serve consumers’ demand. (Photo taken at the Vincom Plaza shopping center in Hoa Binh City).
Accordingly, commercial activities in the province have maintained stable development. Total retail sales of goods and services in August were estimated at 3,630 billion VND (nearly 159.5 million USD), pushing the figure for the January-August period to 28,975 billion VND, up 15.8 percent on-year and fulfilling 65.16 percent of the yearly plan.
Also in August, the local consumer price index was estimated to increase slightly by 0.05 percent compared to the previous month. Currently, the provincial People's Committee is directing departments, branches and localities to focus on implementing solutions to ensure the balance of market supply and demand, and stocking up on commodity to maintain stable goods prices in the remaining months of the year, especially given unpredictable developments of the pandemic./.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
